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Incident

FAA incident report · Socata TB-20 TRINIDAD · Scappoose, OR · October 17, 2005

Date: October 17, 2005 · 10:00 local
Place: Scappoose, OR
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft: N62TB
Reported as: Socata TB20TRINIDAD
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 8,500 total57 in this make and model250 in the last 90 days

N62TBRegistered now · Socata TB-20 TRINIDADS/N 503 · Built 1985 Airframe modelSocata TB-20 TRINIDAD Engine modelLycoming IO-540 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) On 10/17/2005 the pilot privacy data omitted was flying from hillsboro, Oregon (hio) to Friday harbor, WA (W33) at 1400' AGL when he experienced a smooth steady total power loss. Attempts to restart the engine failed. The pilot selected a gravel road and adjacent field for landing. A landing was accomplished with no damage to the aircraft. Subsequent investigation appears to have identified a loose fuel pump supply hose as the source of fuel loss. The engine fuel pump and associated hoses were replaced. The aircraft was flown out with no further incident on 10/20/2005.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON 10/17/2005 THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMI^ WAS FLYING FROM HILLSBORO, OREGON (HIO) TO FRIDAY HARBOR, WA (W33) AT 1400' AGL WHEN HE EXPERIENCED A SMOOTH STEADY TOTAL POWER LOSS. ATTEMPTS TO RESTART THE ENGINE FAILED. THE PILOT SELECTED A GRAVEL ROAD AND ADJACENT FIELD FOR LANDING. A LANDING WAS ACCOMPLISHED WITH NO DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. SUBSEQUENT INVESTIGATION APPEARS TO HAVE IDENTIFIED A LOOSE FUEL PUMP SUPPLY HOSE AS THE SOURCE OF FUEL LOSS. THE ENGINE FUEL PUMP AND ASSOCIATED HOSES WERE REPLACED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS FLOWN OUT WITH NO FURTHER INCIDENT ON 10/20/2005.